Prius preferred, Cost of Ownership

Many of us have either sold a Prius or another car. This gives an excellent opportunity to calculate the actual "cost per mile" for the recently sold vehicle. In my case, I still own and use a 2003 Prius so other than missing the sale price, I can estimate a worst case, high number. For a sense of ranges, this is what the Dept. of Energy reported in the Prius fleet study:

• $0.41/mile - 2002 Prius, VIN: *79
• $0.55/mile - 2002 Prius, VIN: *36
• $0.60/mile - 2002 Prius, VIN; *05

I've included two sample tables of what is needed. Understand, this is unique to each region including regional fuel costs:

	Column 1	Column 2	Column 3	Column 4	Column 5	Column 6
0	2001 Echo	$ value	frequency	total
1	Purchase	$14	250	1	$14	250
2	Sale	($3	000)	1	($3	000)
3	Insurance / year	$450	9	$4	050
4	miles		30	000
5	MPG		34
6	gallons		882
7	fuel cost	$2.00	882	$1	764
8	tags and taxes	$100	9	$900
9	annual maint.	$200	9	$1	800
10	repairs	$500	1	$500
11	tires	$0	0	$0
12
13	total cost			$20	264
14	cost per mile	$20	264	30	000	$0.68

Wilson's 2001 Echo experience. This Echo included automatic transmission, air conditioner, keyless entry system, and the SouthEast Toyota markups and add-ons. We never bought another car from this dealer.

And of course:

	Column 1	Column 2	Column 3	Column 4	Column 5	Column 6
0	2003 Prius	$ value	frequency	total
1	Purchase	$17	300	1	$17	300
2	Sale	$0	1	$0
3	Insurance / year	$450	5	$2	250
4	miles		75	000
5	MPG		52
6	gallons		1442
7	fuel cost	$2.50	882	$2	205
8	tags and taxes	$100	5	$500
9	annual maint.	$200	5	$1	000
10	repairs	$500	1	$500
11	tires	$225	2	$450
12
13	total cost			$24	205
14	cost per mile	$24	205	75	000	$0.32

Wilson's Prius experience.

We'll run the poll for 30 days to give folks a chance to work out the numbers. Details are always welcome. I would prefer Prius cost per mile.

I've attached a spreadsheet to help to do the numbers.

Bob Wilson